Short answer is “yes, all of the above, for as long as it takes”
I think the longer answer is that it depends on the founding team. In my case, my partner and I have neen working together for many years and we’ve learned how to divvy up the work.
In general I think as a co-founder you will be expected to talk to investors, partners and customers/prospects. The level at which you’re expected to lead these conversations goes back to the composition of the founding team.
Part of of growing the company is identifying the organizational gaps, and making plans for filling them. Not only is that important for your sanity (you can’t do everything forever), but investors want to know how you’ll be spending their money.
The cool thing about being a founder is getting to hire for the work you don’t love doing, but, it takes time to get there.
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Short answer is “yes, all of the above, for as long as it takes”
I think the longer answer is that it depends on the founding team. In my case, my partner and I have neen working together for many years and we’ve learned how to divvy up the work.
In general I think as a co-founder you will be expected to talk to investors, partners and customers/prospects. The level at which you’re expected to lead these conversations goes back to the composition of the founding team.
Part of of growing the company is identifying the organizational gaps, and making plans for filling them. Not only is that important for your sanity (you can’t do everything forever), but investors want to know how you’ll be spending their money.
The cool thing about being a founder is getting to hire for the work you don’t love doing, but, it takes time to get there.